My experience as a psychologist is that coping strengthens an
individual's quality of life. Rather than die in a depressed state, the
individual takes the opportunity to feel meaningful, and to pass on feeling
that he has contributed to living. The word "Coping" is a vague. It
covers a respose to the cancer and its meaning varies person to person.
Coping is an exercise in healing and must be practiced over time. The
success of coping is dependent not only on the patient but on the teacher-
therapist as well as on support from spouse and others. Nor will any one
coping strategy work consistently on every individaul, just as particular
medicages and dosages will vary with the patient.
The Petticrew study did not account, and probably could not account,
for these significant variables.
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Coping enables quality of life
My experience as a psychologist is that coping strengthens an
individual's quality of life. Rather than die in a depressed state, the
individual takes the opportunity to feel meaningful, and to pass on feeling
that he has contributed to living. The word "Coping" is a vague. It
covers a respose to the cancer and its meaning varies person to person.
Coping is an exercise in healing and must be practiced over time. The
success of coping is dependent not only on the patient but on the teacher-
therapist as well as on support from spouse and others. Nor will any one
coping strategy work consistently on every individaul, just as particular
medicages and dosages will vary with the patient.
The Petticrew study did not account, and probably could not account,
for these significant variables.
Competing interests:
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